加gaa1以ji5

English

1. (formal) to apply; to carry out; to take action to (do sth) (used before a disyllabic verb, indicating that the action is directed at sth previously mentioned, e.g. 加以說明|加以说明[jia1 yi3 shuo1 ming2]); to apply (restrictions etc); to give (support, consideration etc)
2. (verb) (of maths) Plus
3. in formal context, added in front of a disyllabic verb to form a passive construction that emphasises how an action is done
4. (literary) moreover; in addition

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 正式語體入面，放喺雙音節動詞之前，用嚟強調完成該動作嘅手段、途徑、方式嘅被動結構

Examples

• 呢個假設可以用腦部核磁共振掃描加以證實。

  This hypothesis can be confirmed with a magnetic-resonance scan of the brain.

• 直到党委书记出面加以解释，才算打消了这种想法。

  Only when the Party Committee Secretary came in person to resolve it was this point of view dispelled entirely.

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